February 21, 2019--Dubai stocks fell back on Thursday after touching a two-and-half-month high as real estate stocks slipped after leading six days of gains, while all major Gulf bourses also dropped on sliding financial stocks.

February 19, 2019--The Dubai stock market extended a run of gains as it rose for a fifth session on Tuesday, mainly driven up by property stocks after strong fourth-quarter earnings.
Banks dragged Saudi lower as investors booked profit after the market gained significantly this year.

February 18, 2019--Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Monday with most sectors turning red, led by the banks as investors focused on profit-taking after the market by far outperformed its major Gulf peers. Financial stocks also pulled Abu Dhabi down.

February 18, 2019--Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Monday with most sectors turning red, led by the banks as investors focused on profit-taking after the market by far outperformed its major Gulf peers. Financial stocks also pulled Abu Dhabi down.

February 17, 2019--Most stock markets in the Middle East closed higher on Sunday, reflecting a rally in global stock markets on Friday, and were also boosted by better-than-expected company results, particularly in real estate.

February 14, 2019--Dubai stocks rose on Thursday as earnings at Emaar-linked companies lifted its battered real estate shares, while Qatar's market was pulled down to a four-month low by a sell-off in its blue-chip firms.

February 7, 2019--Oil fell on Thursday after data showing a rise in U.S. inventories weighed on sentiment already rattled by the global economy, though prices were buoyed by the prospect that supply could fall short of global demand.

February 5, 2019--Saudi Arabia's stock market rose on Tuesday on the back of its blue-chip banks, while Dubai's gains were led by its top lender Emirates NBD.
Saudi Arabia's index gained 0.4 percent, with Al Rajhi Bank climbing 0.6 percent after the Capital Market Authority approved an increase in capital

February 5, 2019--Stock markets in the Middle East mostly made strong gains in January, tracking a rise in global markets and oil prices during the month. In most cases, markets were also buoyed by fourth quarter earnings results.

January 4, 2019--Abu Dhabi stock market rose sharply on Monday, buoyed by First Abu Dhabi Bank after it proposed an increase in the foreign ownership limit, while Egypt's blue-chip index was lifted by its top lender Commercial International Bank .

February 1, 2019--On November 26, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with the United Arab Emirates.
The economy is starting to recover from the 2015-16 slowdown caused by a decline in oil prices. Growth momentum is expected to strengthen in the next few years with increased investment and private sector credit, improved prospects in trading partners, and a boost to tourism from Expo 2020.

January 31, 2019--Expectations that Egypt would cut interest rates and improved performance across emerging markets pushed up the country's stocks 4.6 percent this week, with some analysts expecting the trend to continue in coming weeks.

ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed in the Middle East and Africa saw outflows of US$273 million during December 2018

January 31, 2019--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in the Middle East and Africa saw net outflows of US$273 million during December.

January 28, 2019--Higher oil prices in 2017-18 lifted growth and improved fiscal and external balances. The uncertainty about their future though, as demonstrated by the recent drop, underscores the need to reduce Kuwait's dependence on oil and save adequately for future generations.

Announcement Regarding The Approval On Listing Government Debt Instruments Of a Class Already Listed In the Saudi Stock Exchange

January 23, 2019--The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) has issued its resolution approving the listing request of the debt instruments from a class already listed, issued by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia submitted by the Ministry of Finance as per the Listing Rules approved by the Board of the Capital Market Authority pursuant to its Resolution no. (3-123-2017) dated 9/4/1439H, corresponding to 27/12/2017G.